137 The World of Mun-sun (Story)

It was obvious that someone wanted to frame him.

Men Shan was a little panicked, after all, he was just an ordinary person who had never killed anyone.

But guessing the murderer's purpose, he pretended to be calm and stood up to look for clues.

Menshan is a young man living in this small town. He runs a small hardware store at the corner of the street and sometimes repairs small household appliances for free at customers' homes.

There are many elderly people living in the town who often need help. The door is kind and never charges them money.

The deceased was a childless widow in her sixties named Grandma Yu. She had a long wound on her forehead, and blood had already clotted around it.

Men Shan guessed that this wound might have caused the old man's death.

Menshan didn't dare touch the corpse, even though his hands were covered in blood.

He looked around and was disappointed to find that the murder weapon was not at the scene.

Yes, if the murderer wanted to frame him, why would he leave such an important thing at the scene?

Men Shan did not give up. He wiped the blood off his hands and carefully searched for other clues in the house.

The house is not big, it is a small house with one bedroom and one living room, and you can see the end at a glance.

The bedroom and living room were very tidy and there was no sign that anything had been lost.

Perhaps this person killed Grandma Yu not for money.

But if it's not for money, then what is it for?

Menshan was familiar with most of the elderly people in the town. He knew that Grandma Yu was kind to others. Although she was a little confused, she would never take the initiative to cause trouble.

Who on earth would kill an innocent old man? Is this criminal killing people randomly?

But that's impossible. How could a random murder be pinned on him so accurately?

Menshan gradually curled up into a ball. It was winter now. If it were summer, the body would probably be surrounded by a circle of mosquitoes.

But this is only temporary. If no one takes care of the body, it is hard to say what will happen to it.

Men Shan's heart sank. He couldn't bear to think about what kind of life he would have if he was caught. Maybe he would go to jail, and the eyes of the people around him would pierce him like needles.

"So he was just pretending all along. No wonder he was so nice to us before."

"Be careful, he's a murderer. He might hate you if you just look at him."

"So he always had ulterior motives before. Oh, it turns out there's no good person these days."

"It's genes, look at him..."

Menshan fell into constant fantasy in his mind, and his limbs became increasingly stiff.

He didn't realize that when he entered this situation, all he was thinking about was how to avoid implicating himself.

Men Shan also thought about calling the police, but he didn't dare to take the risk. What if the police determined that he was the murderer? He couldn't let this happen.

After an unknown amount of time, Menshan began to act.

He took a lot of water and wiped the floor clean with a rag.

But corpses are always a big problem.

Men Shan's eyes flashed, and he thought of a place that no one could find.

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Menshan disposed of the body with great difficulty. When he returned, he was very careful to make sure there was no one around.

He returned to his shop and looked at his hands. He knew there was no turning back.

In the corner was a bottle of sulfuric acid, which he had used to remove stubborn stains.

Now, it has a new use.

Men Shan disappeared for a long time. When he appeared again, his hands were wrapped in thick gauze and his face was pale.

Regular customers asked him how he got injured. Men Shan could only smile bitterly and say, "I accidentally got some sulfuric acid..."

The old customer looked distressed: "Oh my, that's too bad for the boss, you should rest for a few more days."

Men Shan smiled and said nothing.

The street corner has always been a center for information gathering, and Menshan was kind enough to place a few benches outside the store, so many elderly people came to sit outside the store one after another.

After asking about Menshan's injury with concern, someone mentioned Grandma Yu who had disappeared for a long time.

"I haven't seen Lao Yu these past few days. Did she go to her relatives' house?"

"Nonsense, where are Lao Yu's relatives? I think she's going to visit one of her old lovers."

"But that's not right. If she had an old lover, she would have told me."

Men Shan listened silently, and suddenly someone thought of him.

"Menshan, did you go to her house to repair her TV a few days ago?"

Men Shan looked up and said with a smile: "It has been repaired. I left after it was repaired. What's wrong? Is Grandma Yu missing?"

A group of people thought Grandma Yu’s disappearance was strange, and someone suggested going to her house to take a look, and the others agreed.

The old people didn't notice that Men Shan, the enthusiastic young man in the store, was no longer enthusiastic. He was standing in the store, looking at them quietly.

Grandma Yu disappeared inexplicably. The old people knew that she had no children, so they quickly called the police.

However, the police treated this case as an ordinary missing person case and left after collecting some information about Grandma Yu.

Menshan breathed a sigh of relief, but he knew that this matter would not end so easily.

So he began his journey to find the murderer.

There are more than two hundred people living in this small town, the vast majority of whom are elderly. Excluding most of the elderly who cannot move, the real murderer is only among the remaining less than two hundred people.

Perhaps it was intuition, Men Shan always felt that the murderer would not be an elderly person over fifty years old.

After using various methods to eliminate most people, Men Shan finally narrowed down the murderer to five people.

The first, and the one Menshan suspected the most, was a middle-aged man who had moved to town a month ago. He was very secretive and rarely interacted with others. The elders in the town had taught their younger generations not to interact with him.

The second person is a young student who lives alone at home. He is suspected because he was seen near the old man's house on the night when Menshan accidentally learned that the old man was murdered.

The third one is a mentally ill person with a history of hurting others.

The fourth...

All five of them are suspected of committing the crime.

Men Shan took the initiative to contact these people under the pretext of maintaining household appliances.

The middle-aged man seemed normal, but Men Shan noticed that there was a room in his house that was locked and no outsiders were allowed to enter.

The student must be hiding something, Men Shan noticed that he didn't dare to look him in the eye.

When he noticed this little detail, he was shocked but remained calm on the surface.

The mentally ill patient was in very bad condition and his family members tied him up.

Even when he was tied up, he kept shouting like a child: "She's gone, she's gone, you took her away."

When leaving, Men Shan looked at the man deeply, as if he wanted to engrave his appearance in his heart.

Men Shan was right, the matter was not over yet.

A death occurred in a nearby town, and Grandma Yu's disappearance was quickly linked to this case.

The police dog found the cave and the old man's body was discovered by the police.

Menshan was invited to the police station.

Police: "I heard that you were the last person to see Yu Qingfen. Do you still remember what happened that day?"

Men Shan forced himself to remain calm and said, "That day, I knocked on the door and went in. I vaguely saw a figure from behind. I was a little confused at the time because my grandmother didn't have any relatives. But I didn't think much about it. I just wanted to finish my business quickly and go home."

Police: "Why are you in such a hurry to go home? Is there something important at home?"

Men Shan: "Because I only realized the kettle was still boiling after I left the house."

Police: "What happened to your hand?"

Men Shan: "I accidentally touched sulfuric acid..."

After Men Shan finished his statement and left, several police officers had a brief discussion about his performance.

"According to the autopsy results, the old man was indeed killed before he arrived at the door. So it is very likely that the person he saw was the murderer."

"But it's also possible that he's lying. We tested the old lady's home and found that it was the crime scene. How could the murderer have cleaned up the crime scene in such a short time? Unless this Men Shan was originally in cahoots with him."

Menshan walked down the street in a trance and knocked on a door.

The door opened, revealing the young boy's face.

Men Shan smiled and said, "I forgot something last time that was with you."

The young child's surprised and doubtful expression made Men Shan certain of one thing.

After getting the things he had "accidentally" lost here, Men Shan said casually: "I saw you that day."

The child dropped what he was holding to the ground. He stammered, "I, I haven't been out of the house."

"Well, I know you're a good kid."

Menshan left.

That night, a fire broke out in the student's home. The student who was rescued was unconscious and was admitted to the hospital.

In the shop, Men Shan was wiping the photo frame in his hand.

Few people know why Menshan lives in this small town.

The police soon summoned him again.

This time, Menshan changed his rhetoric.

"I know who the murderer is. It's Minying who committed suicide."

"During my last statement, I mentioned seeing a silhouette from behind. Later, I recalled it looking very much like him, so after leaving the police station, I went to his house. I asked him a few questions tentatively, but he denied it. Unexpectedly, he committed suicide that night."

Menshan's expression was both indignant and sad, and it was obvious that he didn't understand why the young boy would kill someone.

In the room where the students had set fire, the police found the murder weapon, which basically matched the wounds on the body.

The matter seemed to be settled, but not long after, another old man died in the same way.

The "murderer" who committed the crime last time is still lying in the hospital and is unconscious.

Men Shan knew that this time it would not be so easy to end.

The police focused on investigating Men Shan's background information.

It was discovered that both of his parents were criminals who had committed serious crimes and were still in prison.

Menshan was named Menshan because his grandparents hoped that he would be a good person.

Men Shan, who was under serious suspicion, was invited to the police station again.

Faced with the police's questioning, Men Shan remained calm and said: "I didn't do anything."

No matter how the police questioned him, Menshan didn't say a word.

Without evidence, Menshan was released again.

Two people died in succession, and another was in a coma in the hospital. The people in the town were already in panic. Those who had children were taken to other places by their children, and the parents of young children also took them away quickly.

The town became even emptier, and Menshan's shop might not be visited even for a single day.

Three months later, the man lying in the hospital woke up.

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